familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Cactoideae
genusEpiphyllum
speciesEpiphyllum phyllanthus

Epiphyllum phyllanthus

(Linnaeus) Haworth

Syn. Pl. Succ., 197. 1812.

Michael W. Hawkes
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Cactus phyllanthus Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 469. 1753
Synonyms: Cereus phyllanthus (Linnaeus) de Candolle Opuntia phyllanthus (Linnaeus) Miller Phyllocactus phyllanthus (Linnaeus) Link Rhipsalis macrocarpa Miquel Rhipsalis phyllanthus (Linnaeus) K. Schumann
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 179. Mentioned on page 176.

Distribution

Fla., s Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, cultivated in tropical regions worldwide.

Discussion

Varieties 8 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Author
Michael W. Hawkes +
Authority
(Linnaeus) Haworth +
Basionyms
Cactus phyllanthus +
Distribution
Fla. +, s Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America +  and cultivated in tropical regions worldwide. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Introduced
true +
Number of lower taxa
1 +
Publication title
Syn. Pl. Succ., +
Publication year
1812 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V4/V4 341.xml +
Special status
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Synonyms
Cereus phyllanthus +, Opuntia phyllanthus +, Phyllocactus phyllanthus +, Rhipsalis macrocarpa +  and Rhipsalis phyllanthus +
Taxon family
Cactaceae +
Taxon name
Epiphyllum phyllanthus +
Taxon parent
Epiphyllum +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 4 +